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J. C. DAVIS.

WHIPPLETREE HOOK.

Patented'Apr. 3, 1888.

ATTORNEY S.

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UNITED STATES PATENT JAY CLAY DAVIS, OF MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE SUEBERT, OF SAME PLACE.

WHlFFLETREE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 380,621, dated April3, 1888. Application filed Ma 14,1887. Serial No. 238,271. (3070 model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAY CLAY DAVIS, of Marshtield, in the county of Woodand State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in\Vhifdetree-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in that class of devices for attachingtugs to whiffletrees and the yokestrap to the neck-yoke in which a ringor cockeye on the strap encircles the yoke or the whifiietree.

The invention consists in certain features of construction and novelcombinations of parts, as will he described, whereby the attachment maybe easily effected, and will, when in use, be secure from unfastening.

For the purpose of illustration the inven tion is herein shown in itsapplication to a whiffletree, and the following description will referto its said use; but while it is so described and while the appendedclaim includes a clause specifying said use, it is obvious that it isdesired to protect the invention when employed on neckyokes and inanalogous relations.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of a section of awhiftletree provided with my invention, the cockeye being shown fastenedin full lines, and dotted lines being eniployedtoindicateits positionfor removal from the loop. Fig. 2 is a detail rear View of the loop.Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the invention, the cockeye beingshown in fastened position; and Fig. 4 shows a slightly differentconstruction.

The securing loop or keeper A is extended longitudinally, and has asupporting-plate, B, which may be a plate partly encircling thewhiffletree or bar 0, but is preferably a thirnble to fit thereon, aswill he understood from the drawings. This keeper is divided by a slot,a, which is formed diagonally to the length of the keeper, and isarranged, preferably, about midway between its ends, as shown.

The supporting-plate may be secured to the 45 whiffletree in anysuitable manner, with the loop or keeper A on the rear side thereof, oron the side of said whiflfletree or bar 0 opposite that to which thestrap attached to cookeye D is extended.

The cockeye D may have the eye proper, d, and the loop (1, the formerbeing adapted to fit over the end of the whifiietree and the lat ter tofacilitate the attachment of the tug, yoke, or other strap. In use theeye may be 5 adjusted to the dotted position shown, and then be movedthrough slot or into and out of the loop A. When the cockeye is in thefullline position shown in Fig. 1, it will be securely held.

In Fig. 4 the slot or opening-into thekeeper or loop is formed at oneend of the said loop, so that the cockeye can only move in one directionwithin the loop from said slot.

This construction may be preferred for sin- 6 5 gletrees, while thatshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 may be preferred on poles and tongues forsecuring the neck-yokes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is As animproved article of manufacture, the described attachment forwhiftletrees and similar bars, the same consisting of a loop having aslot dividing and leading into it, such slot being formed or extended ina line diagonal to 75 the direction of length of the loop, and asupportingplate adapted for connection with said whiflietree or bar,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

JAY CLAY DAVIS.

Witnesses:

LORENZ Mess, W'ALTER L. GoNEY.

